Overall victory suddenly less of a longshot for four-time winner Primož Roglič after inspired uphill showing. bit.ly/4ybApYy
Shane Stokes
@shanestokes.bsky.social
Journalist, photographer, cycling writer for Velo, Irish Times, Sticky Bottle etc. http://instagram.com/ssbikephoto/, MSc Ex. Physiology. Own opinions/bad puns here..
The iconic weeping willow trees outside the Kennedy Center have been cut down by Trump.
Even at my tiny level I see people buying dreadful AI made art from garden centres or tourist shops and while I know my stuff is way better that doesn’t help me. Most people don’t care. Relatives send me AI made birthday and Christmas cards. I made barely a hundred quid this month.
In the wake of Arday's death, Nathan Cofnas (who led the X mob against him) states his motivation. Beyond whistleblowing, he states that after a 'revolution' removes professors like Arday, it will open opportunities for him to become 'head of the department of eugenics and race science at Harvard'.
So currently one choice for leader of FF is dismantling the civil judicial system and the other is dismantling the criminal justice system. I am reminded of that ancient Irish saying - two cheeks of the same arse. #spéirghorm
Joe Noonan@joenoonan.bsky.social · last mo.‘Then there was the casual, almost Muskian, manner in which minister Jack Chambers disbanded the climate division in the Department of Public Expenditure. In other words, the man holding the purse strings on big projects does not need any environmental inputs on their effects or improvement.’
14 million souls ended in a single year by Elon Musk's cruelty and stupidity Here are some of the comparisons: Rwandan genocide: 800k dead Cambodian genocide: 3 million dead The Holocaust: 7 million dead
Jørgen Heszlein@heszlein.bsky.social · 4w agoNew estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Hey if you, like me, love Oakland and hate data centers, please consider signing up to help spread the word about a proposed one by the 19th st BART station. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Petition to Oakland City Council: NO DATA CENTER IN OAKLAND
Billionaires and their tech companies are trying to build data centers everywhere they can. They want to make billions by building the infrastructure of AI - regardless of the toxic pollution and cont...
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On @outfrontcnn.bsky.social, @jreinermd.bsky.social asks a pretty good question here: “Why is it acceptable in this country at this time—in this perilous time—for the president of the United States to have a dramatic problem staying awake?”
These Liddle tributes are like what you'd hear after the funeral of a drunken pain in the arse who still has family living locally.
Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · last mo.The Times, one of the leading voices when it comes to 'protecting women and girls' calling a man who assaulted his young pregnant girlfriend, said he would rape the kids if he was a teacher and called for child sex abuse porn to be legal, 'brilliant'
Tour de France Femmes leader Wiebes is winning all around, yet she’s not the most successful rider in the peloton. bit.ly/3TyrWQ4
I get the parallels between Pogacar and Armstrong, but there are a lot of things that couldn't be more different. I get the parallels between Pogacar and Armstrong, but as som... https://howtheracewaswon.com/reels/2026-07-28-i-get-the-parallels-between-pogacar-and-armstrong-but-a-lot-is-different/
I get the parallels between Pogacar and Armstrong, but there are a lot of things that couldn't be more different.
I get the parallels between Pogacar and Armstrong, but as someone who was around and engaged back when, there is *a lot* that couldn’t be more different.
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In 2022, Mitch McConnell voted down a proposal to extend seven sick days to railroad workers. So far in 2026, he has taken over six weeks of medical leave. By his own lights, he should be terminated from his job and the US Government should claw back his last six weeks of salary.
very cogent history lesson for folks who have forgotten that LA became a pariah not for doping but for being a complete asshole.
Cosmo Catalano - How The Race Was Won®@howtheracewaswon.com · last mo.I get the parallels between Pogacar and Armstrong, but there are a lot of things that couldn't be more different. I get the parallels between Pogacar and Armstrong, but as som... https://howtheracewaswon.com/reels/2026-07-28-i-get-the-parallels-between-pogacar-and-armstrong-but-a-lot-is-different/
She sounds like a far better person than he is. Seriously.
Doug Aoki@nantanreikan.bsky.social · last mo.Musk's daughter Viv has something to say to her father.
I was just hiking in Irish peatlands, and I was shocked by how dry it was. Some parts of the bog looked like a desert. The earth is screaming warning signs at us.
Dave Vetter@davidrvetter.bsky.social · last mo.I join you from the Blaenavon wildfire in Southeast Wales, brought to you by BP, Shell and Equinor. Though it does not look dramatic, the fire has been out of control for days - for a very particular reason. 🧵
A federal judge has approved a US$1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay thousands of authors about US$3,000 per book after using pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot.
Judge approves a US$1.5B Anthropic settlement over pirated books used to train the Claude chatbot
A federal judge approved a US$1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay authors about US$3,000 per book.
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I did a deep dive into the results of the past 10 years to see who was where at the midpoint of the race, and what the time gaps were too
VELO@velo-velo-velo.bsky.social · 2mo agoVelo studies the stats and crunches the mid-race numbers of the past 10 Tours to assess the chances of Tadej Pogačar. bit.ly/4wLA12e
Healy said Monday he was ready to start attacking. He's as good as his word, going up the road today.
VELO@velo-velo-velo.bsky.social · 2mo agoRace about to explode as Ben Healy and others hampered by the Tour de France heat lose their shackles. bit.ly/4wHGnj5
Tim Merlier appears to be out of hunt but puts in stunning surge to beat other top sprinters for second consecutive Tour stage win bit.ly/4pcQk5k
Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in 25 days in the hospital. Yet he still has a job, still getting paid, and getting unlimited world class healthcare. The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, and against guaranteed paid leave, is now getting all three.
Lessons from 2023 Tour de France are an unmissable note of caution for Tadej Pogačar and UAE Emirates-XRG bit.ly/3Ro84yl
Træen out of Tour due to injuries following high speed crash: Uno-X team hails achievement in race. bit.ly/4vV8j2O
The case for more trees, like a lot more trees, in our towns and cities jrnl.ie/7095293
Heat is here to stay: Irish cities urgently need more trees
As Europe swelters through another summer of record temperatures, trees, wetlands and other nature-based solutions are becoming essential tools for keeping cities cooler.
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Importance of challenge to new rules: During a public consultation, regulations were overwhelmingly opposed in '98% of submissions received, including from environmental groups and lawyers’ representative bodies, The Bar of Ireland and the Law Society of Ireland.' www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Huge 👏 to An Taisce & FIE for taking 👇 case. I consider it so important I took leave to work on it. This case goes right to the heart of what we do & don't want in our #democracy, whether we stand for the #ruleoflaw our #Constitution #publicaccountability #publicinterest #commongood #environment
Elaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · 2mo agoYesterday @antaisce.bsky.social and @FIE launched a legal challenge to the new judicial review cost caps. These new caps mean, if a member of the public or eNGO wins their case, they will still have to pay tens of thousands to correct the mistake by the State. www.antaisce.org/News/environ...